The Geminid meteor shower peaked over Yosemite National Park in California on December 14, 2023. Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu/Getty Images

Avid sky-gazers spend all year anticipating the peak of the annual Geminid meteor shower. Now, it’s finally here.

This weekend, dozens of meteors, including some especially brilliant ones called fireballs, are expected to streak across the night sky in a dazzling display. The celestial event is widely considered one of the year’s best meteor showers.

The Geminids are expected to peak, or reach maximum activity, from 10 p.m. ET Saturday through early Sunday, according to EarthSky .

During this year’s event, the moon will be 34% full , so under clear weather conditions many suburban stargazers could see as many as 20 meteors per hour. People in areas

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